Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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supply chain are most closely involved with the situation in this case? What is the responsibility of each part in order to maintain a smooth flow of material? It is no doubt that the ultimate problem rising in the case is miscommunication. Communication is utmost vital for both parties – purchasers and suppliers- to interact effectively‚ hence‚ to conduct business smoothly. On the other hand‚ it is also a lack of competency of Avion‚ Inc.’s procurement managers as they were unaware of such obvious
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Case 4: MAGREC‚ Inc. 1.) Place yourself in the role of the manager. What should you do now? After considering what happened‚ would you change any of your behaviors? If I was Pat: Even though Fred wants me to fire Dinah‚ I believe that if I was to fire her‚ Dinah would file a lawsuit for wrongful discharge. My values and morals should not be the deciding factor in determining if Dinah’s actions are grounds for dismal. As such‚ I would meet with Fred‚ and explain to him the result
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INTRODUCTION OF PFIZER INC Pfizer‚ Inc. Type Public (NYSE: PFE) Founded Brooklyn‚ New York‚ USA (1849) Headquarters New York City‚ New York‚ USA Key people Jeff Kindler‚ CEO David Shedlarz‚ VC Ian Read‚ Pres. of Pharma. Martin Mackay‚ Pres. of R&D Industry Health Care Products Accupril® Lipitor® Viagra® Revenue ▲$48.613 billion USD (2007) Net income ▲$8.298 billion USD (2007) Employees 106‚000 (2005) Slogan Working for a healthier world™ Website www
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Colorscope Inc Which jobs are profitable for Colorscope? Why? Jobs where there are rework (customer initiated or not) always result in losses. Therefore‚ if the incidents of house errors are reduced‚ profitability of Colorscope can be improved (our team note that this impact is small)‚ and if customer initiated rework is charged to the customers at a price that commensurate with the cost incurred‚ profitability of these jobs can be maintained. Most of the jobs that Colorscope completed
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PGA TOUR‚ INC v. MARTIN Facts of the Case In 2001‚ a case called PGA Tour‚ Inc v. Martin was opened due to a disabled golfer‚ Casey Martin (respondent)‚ who proclaimed that the PGA Tour (petitioner) could not legally deny him the choice to ride in a golf cart in between shots. Preceding this case‚ the PGA Tour required that all golfers should walk in between shots after the third stage‚ and reasoned that this policy represented an important characteristic of the game of golf. The case was presented
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ABC Inc. has put together an education expense reimbursement program for qualifying employees. By signing this agreement‚ you agree to the terms and conditions of the program. As part of the education expense reimbursement program ABC Inc. agrees to give (Employee Name) $75 towards student loans for every 40hours worked and an additional $500 for every 6 months of employment if (Employee Name) stays within good standings in the company and school. (Employee Name) Agrees to the conditions below
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Apple Inc. history and important information we came up with from the case that allowed us to successfully determine the “3 C’s and 4 P’s” and potential improvements: April fool’s Day of 1976 would mark the start date of the very powerful Apple Inc. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ two college dropouts‚ began creating a computer circuit board in a garage. The main goal was to bring an easy-to-use computer to the market. By 1978‚ the product Apple II was released‚ and Apple Inc. became a powerful
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accurate cost of capital must be estimated. Analysis An analysis of cost of capital is based on company financials as well as market trends and forecasts. There should only be once cost of capital estimated for the company since so many of its segments share the same general risk and growth factors‚ aside from their non-Nike brand lines. However‚ they only comprise 4.5% of company revenues and are relatively insignificant. One of the first errors regarding the analysis in the case is that the
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a. Explain the technology or innovation introduced in the cases. Cannon knew that his compact echo machine‚ which he carried under his arm by a single handle‚ would have to perform competitively in a room filled with state-of-the-art echo machines made by long-standing competitors such as Hewlett Packard -- each machine weighing more than the average NFL linesman and costing nearly a quarter of a million dollars. To view the functioning of the heart‚ the face of the transducer‚ which was
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